单词 | evacuated |
释义 | evacuatedadj. In the various senses of the verb. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > absence > fact of being unoccupied > [adjective] > empty > emptied voideda1382 vacuate?a1475 emptied1555 disburdened1598 exantlate1651 exhausted1668 evacuated1684 depleted1870 deplete1880 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > temporary inhabitant > [adjective] > evacuee evacuated1939 1684 R. Waller tr. Ess. Nat. Exper. Acad. del Cimento 63 He [Boyle] mentions a Larks living in the Evacuated Receiver..about ten Minutes. 1763 J. Canton in Philos. Trans. 1762 (Royal Soc.) 52 461 Within an evacuated glass ball. 1773 S. Horsley in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 64 236 Columns of water, sustained in evacuated tubes of sufficient length. 1822 J. Flint Lett. from Amer. 236 I took this opportunity of reconnoitring the evacuated field. 1939 Times 28 Oct. 7/2 Parents of evacuated children should contribute to their maintenance. 1942 E. Waugh Put out More Flags ii. 144 I am the district billeting officer. I'm looking for a suitable home for three evacuated children. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < adj.1684 |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。